tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5598189770868382234.post2720784634678416051..comments2022-03-24T20:10:33.938-06:00Comments on Rural Chatter: Birds, Nature and Environment: Snow is Eminent (...they say)Beverlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09334121900896195207noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5598189770868382234.post-6970423496575556062008-02-05T11:46:00.000-07:002008-02-05T11:46:00.000-07:00Thank you, Sherrie! LV is just above 7000', nestl...Thank you, Sherrie! <BR/><BR/>LV is just above 7000', nestled in the cleavage of the Spanish Peaks (Wahatoyas, or 'Breasts of the World', as natives called them. (My brother calls 'em The Two Boobs.))<BR/><BR/>You must know I peruse your blog regularly; it’s a favorite I’ve noted on mine. I checked out your website and noticed your linocuts. As a kid, we made them in school, albeit rough; I can appreciate the work you put into them. They’re beautiful. In some ways your work reminds me of wood burning I used to do. I remember one I did of a chickadee on a branch; I must have been fourteen years old…that’s how long I’ve liked the jaunty, little birds.<BR/><BR/>Thanks again.Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09334121900896195207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5598189770868382234.post-46748274907490939672008-02-05T08:01:00.000-07:002008-02-05T08:01:00.000-07:00Hi, Beverly!Your chickadee IDs are spot on: Mounta...Hi, Beverly!<BR/><BR/>Your chickadee IDs are spot on: Mountain and Black-capped. As for your finches, house finches are EXTREMELY variable (darn things). You might check out Cassin's finches as an option, too. Purple finches aren't so common in these here parts, but I've heard rumor that there are more around than usual this winter.<BR/><BR/>As for rosy-finches... hm. They tend to be a high altitude beastie, but with all this weather we've been having, I don't think I'd be too surprised if some found their way down. (I'm not sure how far south they typically range or what your altitude is there in LV.) You'll notice them from the rest of your finches because they'll look like sumo wrestlers by comparison. <BR/><BR/>Three cheers for your enthusiasm and curiosity and your growing knowledge. Ain't it fun to figure stuff out?Sherrie Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01967844327055630854noreply@blogger.com